Berks County – Family Folder

Descendants of Philip Kuhlwein Generation No. 1 PHILIP2 KUHLWEIN (HANS THEOBOLT1) was born in Lambsheim, Germany, and died 1727. He married MARY LEDEE. Child of PHILIP KUHLWEIN and MARY LEDEE is: 2. ANNA MARGARETHA3 KUHLWEIN. Generation No. 2 ANNA MARGARETHA3 KUHLWEIN (PHILIP2, HANS THEOBOLT1). She married CONARD REIFF 1730 in Germantown, Pa., son of JOHN … Read more

Descendants of PHILLIP JOERGER/JURGER/YERGER Generation No. 1 1.  PHILLIP4 JOERGER/JURGER/YERGER  (JOHANNES JOHN3 JORGER/JOERGER, JOHANNES2, JOAHANNES GEORG1 JOERGER)1 was born September 12, 1791 in BERN, BERKS CO, PENN, and died June 16, 1860 in PENN TWP, BERKS CO, PENN..  He married CATHARINA “KATE“ WEBER July 31, 1814 in TULPEHOCKEN, BERKS CO, PENN, daughter of PETER WEBER/WEBBER … Read more

Descendants of Rudolph HOCH 1. Rudolph HOCH (b.1683-Liestal,Basel,Switzerland d.8 Jan 1748-Oley Township,Berks Co.,PA) sp: Veronica (b.1685-Switzerland m.Abt 1699 d.1728-Oley Township,Berks Co.,PA) |-2. Johannes HOCH I (b.1700-Liestal,Basel,Switzerland d.11 Jul 1777-Oley Township,Berks Co.,PA) | sp: Susanna HERBEIN (b.1702-Switzerland m.Abt 1720 d.22 Feb 1763-Oley Township,Berks Co.,PA) | |-3. Deborah HOCH (b.6 May 1721-Swedeland,Montgomery Co.,PA d.6 Feb 1779-Oley Township,Berks … Read more

Sterner Family Frank Reppert Sterner, of West Penn Township, is now devoting most of his time to farming. A Blacksmith by trade, he followed that calling for a number of years after locating on his present property, but has given it up except for the work necessary about his home. Mr. Sterner is descended from … Read more

Drumheller Joe Drumheller All Drumhellers in the United States appear to be descendants of one of three immigrants, who were themselves related.I feel this somewhat unique circumstance presents the opportunity to give a rather complete overview of the immigrants and their families; which I have attempted to do in the attached file. Drumheller Families in … Read more

Eister, Eyster, Aister, Oyster This article is about my maternal grandfather’s EISTER ancestry in SE Pennsylvania. The surname for this family first appears in America as AISTER, is modified to OYSTER through several generations, in some clans becomes EYSTER, and my own line ends up as EISTER. According to immigration documents, Johann Jacob Aister, my … Read more

Everyname Index to the Autobiography of John Christian by Geoffrey Barnard Davis, © Adams Albert, Judith Allen, Emma Hughes Althouse, Ellen Badger Barnard, Christine, Romig Barnard, Milton Everett Barnard, Sandra Romig Binkley, Henry Birkenbine, John Bogert, Elise Bowden Bohny, Nicholas Boltz, Esther June Bonaparte, Napoleon Bright, David Bright, Michael Buckley, Patricia Ann Butler Christen, Anna … Read more

History of Jacob Shopbell in Berks County Pennsylvania and His Move to Ohio Written by Kate Shopbell Shidler in 1880 Jacob was born in Windsor Castle, Berks County PA. Sept. 29, 1788, his parents were Daniel & Philippine Schnieded Shopbell. They were active in farming, and when the war of 1812 began, Jacob belonged to … Read more

Index to Family Files The following links will take you to information about specific Berks County families or specific Berks County individuals. Achenbach Achenbach, Hermannus Aister Althouse Family of Berks County (offsite) Arnold Barto, John Bauer, Hans Beard, George William Bechtel, Christopher Bechtel, Christopher Bechtel Family Association (offsite) Bertolet, Jean Bitler, Clevenstine, Filsmeyer, Fromm, Lerch, … Read more

Isaac Meier Isaac Meier, founder of Myerstown in 1768,Lebanon Co.,Pa(his stone iscovered with a slab of glass in the Tulpehocken Trinity ReformedCemetery, in Richland, Lebanon Co., Pab- Jan. 4, 1730d-July 15, 1770Isaac Meier was called out for business to a local Tavern (now known asthe Henry Buch Haus) on the evening on July 14,1770. He … Read more